Re: [Leica] CL

["Paul" <ubet@telia.com>]

B.D.

Well, I didn't think you were that rude, really.
The main reason isn't that I need to own two Leicas just to feel like a 
real photographer. It's more that I don't feel comfortable to travel around
some places with the M6. I don't want to loose it, I kind of have bad 
experience from travelling with expensive equipment.
And getting a body that use M lenses would suit me fine.
Then, on the other hand, I can feel that I sometimes need some new
"toys" to get the inspiration that sometimes lack.
It's not that it must be named Leica, but of course it helps.
And, by the way, what do you use?

Paul




- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "bdcolen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2003 7:23 PM
Subject: RE: [Leica] CL


> 
> 
> Paul wrote:
> 
> > Thank you all for your opinions. I am going to have a closer look at 
> > the R2. But I haven't put the CL out of the game. Sometimes it's just 
> > about getting another camera to refill the inspiration. Maybe some of 
> > you know what I mean.
> >
> > Paul
> 
> I'm going to be rude here, Paul - is it about getting another camera to
> inspire your photography, choosing the best tool available for the money
> you have? Or is about being "inspired" by the fact that you can think,
> "I own two LEICAS, and that means I'm a serious photographer?"
> 
> I'm not suggesting that you should simply put the CL out of the game -
> because it may be that, for your particular purposes, a miniature body,
> shorter - harder to accurately focus - rangefinder base, meter on a
> swing-down stalk, all in a 25-30 (?) year-old Japanese body with Leica's
> name on it, is the tool you need. On the other hand, you may find that a
> full-size, nicely balanced, longer-rangefinder base NEW - with warranty
> - Japanese body with a more modern meter design and higher speed flash
> sync is the right tool for you.
> 
> To each his own... :-)
> 
> B. D.
> 
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